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Ok here one for all you folk who love coffee i want to drink coffee while i am walking alone on the trail do you take some kind of mug or just take cup with you. Got to have my coffee :confused:
Lone Wolf
12-21-2007, 13:49
i carry an insulated mug
i carry an insulated mug
And a bird book, jeans, and who the heck knows what else.
dessertrat
12-21-2007, 14:21
Plastic mug with snap lid (of the convenience store variety).
Greentick18d
12-21-2007, 14:26
REI has em for 4 bucks http://www.rei.com/product/409140
I like strollin with a mug in the morning too. Weighs like 5oz with lid.
please this only for folk who like coffee the i just ask about the fleece jean did not say i was gone to take them with me. Just as a fact i work out in the cold all the time
so i know that the jeans would not be good to take on a hike. all well back to the coffee have any of you seen those coffee filter that campmor sell they look like a small 4cup filter with a stick thur them and you put a tsp or two and then let the hot water drain thur to your cup. just wondr how well they would work on the trail.
whitefoot_hp
12-21-2007, 14:37
use whatever you heat the water in. Two birds, one stone.
REI has em for 4 bucks http://www.rei.com/product/409140
I like strollin with a mug in the morning too. Weighs like 4oz.
Got almost the exact same mug from when my daughter was in the hospital. No REI label, but it was free :) .
I used to carry the Nalgene for hot tea and coffee. Now I don't because of the Bisphenol A. I drink hot tea with milk and honey pretty much all through the day Fall through Spring. I would remove the handle. But what sort of plastic is it? Perhaps the same as what I'm drinking out of now. Hmmm. What's this? Made in China. No recycling label. No friggin idea. I guess I'll be tossing this one then. Next.
please this only for folk who like coffee the i just ask about the fleece jean did not say i was gone to take them with me. Just as a fact i work out in the cold all the time
so i know that the jeans would not be good to take on a hike. all well back to the coffee have any of you seen those coffee filter that campmor sell they look like a small 4cup filter with a stick thur them and you put a tsp or two and then let the hot water drain thur to your cup. just wondr how well they would work on the trail.
I was talkin' bout Wolf, not you
sorry got a lot hassel about the jean thing
sorry got a lot hassel about the jean thing
take the jeans, screw em' all! :)
I was addicted to coffee and I didn't want to take coffee on my thru. I stoped drinking it a couple of weeks before I left. I was drinking about 6 - 10 cups a day before I stopped. The first month went O.K. without it. I would drink hot chocolate in the morning when it was cold out. That didn't last long. I soon started using instant and used that for the rest of my hike.
I have just purchaded a one cup French press coffee maker. It doesn't do a bad job and the next time I go out hiking I'll take it. It looks like an insolated mug. Put the coffee in add boiling water and let it set for a couple of minutes. You that insert a plunger that had a fine screen in it and push it, along with the coffee grounds into the bottom of the cup. I brought it at a Christmas Tree Shop for a couple of dollars.
I'm a hardcore coffee drinker, but don't drink it on the trail. I hate to cook breakfast on the trail. I prefer to break camp early.
If I was going to do it, I'd carry an insulated mug - as has already been mentioned.
I like my Big Sky Bistro French Press Mug (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Sky-Bistro-French-Press/dp/B000BBS7W6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1198263621&sr=8-3). :)
sasquatch2014
12-21-2007, 15:16
The last hike I was on the other guys gave me grief because of the number of Coffee singles that I packed into my food bag. I use between two to three when I brew. if you squeeze them as you finish up your cup you get that extra espresso shot effect as well. I was doing just cowboy coffee until a while back but this just makes too much of a mess.
take-a-knee
12-21-2007, 15:31
Snow Peak 450ml Titanium mug.
A few years back all the coffee companies came out with single serving coffee in pods. If you could find those you could boils some water, drop in the pod, let it steep, then fish out the pod and drink. I personally use a jetboil with the french press kit.
I like making tea from scratch, from the leaves I mean. There is a particularly good brand of Orange Pekoe that I like, Barbours. Other than that I like different sorts of teas from leaves. I like Russian style teas. Chai type of teas with heavy cloves and spices are particularly good for hiking in cold weather with lots of milk and honey. I will also make tea from local tree bark and stuff, or mix some of that in. Tea is very natural and the more simple you keep it with good ingredients boiling hot water clean metal or ceramic mugs and no fancy gadgets the better it is.
Barbours, King Cole brand, Orange Pekoe.
http://www.barbours.ca/pages/bettertastingtea.htm
Think Spring
12-21-2007, 17:40
:) I also use the coffee single's, add one to my REI mug, and... particularly when it's really cold, add boiling water. After drinking, I break open the bag to discard the grounds and hump out the container for it grounds and wrapper in my trash bag. Not perfect,...but, not bad....
sasquatch2014
12-21-2007, 19:15
Jak if you like tean you should check out Harney Tea. I think on the web its at www.harney.com (http://www.harney.com) they have Salisbury Ct as the mailing adress but their store is in Millerton NY. They have a great selection and ship. I sent a ton of it down to some SoBo Kiwis that are on the trail right now. I also enjoy a good tea but on the trail I find the coffee singles easier to deal with. If you like a really strong brisk cup try the CTC Assam.
the bigger the cup the better. i like to have one to two three cups of good black coffee in the morning just to get the hike going. i like to use a plastic cup because it cools down faster and I am able to drink it faster and get it into my system where i will feel as sprite as ever very quickly............
awestberry
12-23-2007, 10:18
For those of you who live near one, Tractor Supply sells a mug that hold 8oz and has a carabiner attached to it for $2.50. Bought a couple yesterday afternoon. The mug is metal and weighs next to nothing.
Painted Turtle
12-23-2007, 10:56
REI has em for 4 bucks http://www.rei.com/product/409140
I like strollin with a mug in the morning too. Weighs like 5oz with lid.
I like the idea of it being marked in 2oz steps, But would I need it or use it. Nice touch.
wrongway_08
12-23-2007, 11:06
I do hot coco but just use my Jet boil mug. No extra cups to carry around.
Jak if you like tean you should check out Harney Tea. I think on the web its at www.harney.com (http://www.harney.com) they have Salisbury Ct as the mailing adress but their store is in Millerton NY. They have a great selection and ship. I sent a ton of it down to some SoBo Kiwis that are on the trail right now. I also enjoy a good tea but on the trail I find the coffee singles easier to deal with. If you like a really strong brisk cup try the CTC Assam.Thanks. Looks very promising.
Opening your own store is much preferable to throwing it into the ocean eh. :D
http://www.harney.com/tradition.html
Appalachian Tater
12-23-2007, 11:14
Just use your pot. That way your hands get warm, too.
troglobil
12-23-2007, 11:47
I use an REI insulated plastic mug, and one of those green coffee filter spoons. I took the handle off the mug so it packs better, and enlarged the drinking hole so the handle of the spoon fits in with the lid on.
Just use your pot. That way your hands get warm, too.I love ambiguity.
I would like something exactly half way between a pot and a mug.
One of these perhaps:
http://www.snowpeak.com/lux/kitchen/mugs/mid_stacking.html
Here is a cool idea. Take a double walled mug, the bore some large holes in the bottom outer wall, and some smaller vents in the outer wall near the top. Alternatively, make something similar using aluminum as you inner wall and titanium or stainless or tin/steel as your outer wall.
Appalachian Tater
12-23-2007, 12:05
I love ambiguity.
I would like something exactly half way between a pot and a mug.
One of these perhaps:
http://www.snowpeak.com/lux/kitchen/mugs/mid_stacking.html
Here is a cool idea. Take a double walled mug, the bore some large holes in the bottom outer wall, and some smaller vents in the outer wall near the top. Alternatively, make something similar using aluminum as you inner wall and titanium or stainless or tin/steel as your outer wall.
A double-walled mull is basically a lidless Thermos. If you drill holes in the outer wall, then it's not.
Maybe try wrapping your pot in a bandana or something.
Maybe a foam snuggly could slide over the holes after you remove it from the flame.
Done right, you might even get a partial vacuum as it cools.
Can you get double walled mugs with a single wall bottom?
Appalachian Tater
12-23-2007, 12:14
Maybe a foam snuggly could slide over the holes after you remove it from the flame.
Done right, you might even get a partial vacuum as it cools.
Can you get double walled mugs with a single wall bottom?
I don't know about your last question, but you're onto something. Jetboils have a foam snuggly built in even when heating. I'm not sure the weight of the extra wall is worth it if you have foam anyway.
Honestly, I never had a problem drinking hot beverages out of my titanium pot. The last drop is still hot enough for me and the pot still feels warm when empty.
sasquatch2014
12-23-2007, 12:23
I had a mug that the bottom came off of and it was just air space between the two walls. I used some of that expanding foam insualation (I live in an old drafty house always have some of this around) and shot it into the bottom and has been great. This sets up well so I guess you could make a form and mold something for yourself using this same stuff. Most likley toxic but the way I have lived my life so far it seems stupid to start worrying about that now.
I don't know about your last question, but you're onto something. Jetboils have a foam snuggly built in even when heating. I'm not sure the weight of the extra wall is worth it if you have foam anyway.
Honestly, I never had a problem drinking hot beverages out of my titanium pot. The last drop is still hot enough for me and the pot still feels warm when empty.So single wall then maybe. Trouble with that is I use a Kelly Kettle so I typically start with rolling boil hot, which makes better tea also. I suppose once I add the water and skim milk it is cool enough to handle, or add a snugly. Counts. I still need a way to carry it too though. A corked flash maybe, or some sort of insulated snap on lid. The diameter would need to be about 4" to fit in my bottle carrier. I think I've got enough to go on now. Thanks.
turtle fast
12-23-2007, 15:29
I have just purchased the GSI coffee/tea insert where you can brew cowboy method or use infuser method. I pair that with a Built NY neoprene bottle holder and you are set. Hot coffee, enough to share and in an insulated system.
My other method is Turkish style with double boil in a pot, cowboy style with a little cardomom added for punch.
john gault
12-23-2007, 18:52
Cowboy coffee in a Jetboil.
scout005
12-23-2007, 19:59
That little coffee stick thingy from REI works but you have to get your coffee in a coarser grind like drip instead of automatic. regular ground coffee like you use at home is too fine and tends to get into your cup. Geting rid of the grinds is kinda messy too.
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=13559&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1
I use my own version of these, cutting down 2 cup cone filters and using a paper punch for the holes. I suspend it over a cup using a pen or pencil or a twig. '
As for a cup, I tend to try something new nearly every trip, but I have a particular fondness for a "Mr. Coffee" plastic mug that I must've bought 25 years ago before the chain sold out to Dunkin Donuts.
budforester
12-23-2007, 21:34
I love ambiguity.
I would like something exactly half way between a pot and a mug.
JAK, I use a wire- rimmed cup/pot for solo trips and day pack. It is similar to the Sierra cups, but is cylindrical in shape and holds 2 cups. It is stainless- steel, a little heavy, but it serves for drinking in addition to stove use. That wire core seems to suck heat away from the rim fast enough so one can wrap lips around it.
bigcranky
12-23-2007, 22:24
I use a Snow Peak 700 mug. In the morning I boil water for oatmeal in a freezer bag, and let it sit in a cozy for ten minutes while I boil water for coffee. I usually use the coffee bags, and put two bags in the cup to steep for a few minutes. Then I stick it in a pot cozy and enjoy hot coffee with my oatmeal. This way I only have to carry one pot/mug.
sasquatch2014
12-24-2007, 10:40
I have just purchased the GSI coffee/tea insert where you can brew cowboy method or use infuser method. I pair that with a Built NY neoprene bottle holder and you are set. Hot coffee, enough to share and in an insulated system.
My other method is Turkish style with double boil in a pot, cowboy style with a little cardomom added for punch.
That Turkish is great stuff. I do it the same way when I make it. Talk about energy drink thats good for making the miles!:)
Hikes in Rain
12-24-2007, 13:16
I use my ancient, trail worn, battle-scarred Sierra cup from the early 70's. Also doubles as a small pot for single servings of soup or such.